San Jose Sharks Big Change is Firing Remenda? Seriously?

Reporters Tyson Nash and Drew Remenda (right) during the NHL game between the Phoenix Coyotes and the San Jose Sharks at Jobing.com Arena on April 15, 2013. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The San Jose Sharks promised that maintaining the status quo was not possible, not after they lost four straight to the Los Angeles Kings and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The failure wasn’t a nick or a scratch, as Doug Wilson said. It was an open wound. And big, big changes were coming.

The Sharks traded away Dan Boyle, a parting that was expected. Not exactly a big move.

Then came the big shakeup we were promised on Tuesday night.

The Sharks parted ways with….Drew Remenda.

Seriously, of all the changes that were needed this wasn’t one. Remenda has been the Sharks entertaining and honest color analyst for many years. A few years back when he took a leave from the team because he lives in Saskatchewan, he was sorely missed and brought back to big applause.

“Well, someone had to pay for the first round exit,” said a source close to situation.

The Sharks might not have liked hearing Remenda’s honest remarks during the historic collapse, like the fact that the Los Angeles Kings stars were performing well in the big moments and that the Sharks stars were coming up very small in the spotlight.

Apparently, the Sharks were looking for a three-hour infomercial about how great the team is. Very unlikely that honest Remenda would be willing to do that. Also unlikely that the fan base would tolerate such broadcasting – the Bay Area has become sophisticated in terms of it’s hockey knowledge and isn’t about to be fed a line of horse manure about how everything is coming up rainbows and lollipops.

Judging by the response on twitter, the bush-league move by the Sharks has irritated an already angry fan base.

Note: The quote about paying for the first-round exit was said with a heavy dose of sarcasm. Judging by some followers on twitter, that might not have come through.